A look at predictions for Week 3

Staff reports

Staff predictions for Week 3 of the high school football season:

Pickerington North (2-0) at Upper Arlington (2-0)

North : Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, Direnna, Frantz, Rich, Ulrey

Upper Arlington: Gerfen, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Stevenson, Resnik

Pickerington Central (1-1) at Huber Heights Wayne (1-1)

Central : Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, Direnna, Frantz, Gerfen, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey

Wayne: Rich, Stevenson

Clayton Northmont (2-0) at Hilliard Davidson (2-0)

Northmont: Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, Gerfen, Resnik, Rich, Stevenson, Ulrey

Davidson: Direnna, Frantz, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura

Grove City (1-1) at Thomas Worthington (2-0)

Grove City: Direnna

Thomas Worthington: Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, Frantz, Gerfen, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Resnik, Rich, Stevenson, Ulrey

Dublin Coffman (1-1) at Canton Mckinley (0-2)

Coffman: Gerfen

Mckinley: Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, Direnna, Frantz, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Rich, Stevenson, Ulrey

Harvest Prep (2-0) at Eastmoor Academy (1-0)

Harvest Prep: Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, Direnna, Frantz, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Rich, Stevenson, Ulrey Eastmoor: Gerfen

Westland (2-0) at Central Crossing (1-1)

Westland: Baker, Cochran, Direnna, Gerfen, Ulrey

Central Crossing: Blackledge, Frantz, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Resnik, Rich, Stevenson

Gahanna (2-0) at Centerville (2-0)

Gahanna: Gerfen, Ulrey

Centerville: Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, Direnna, Frantz, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Resnik, Rich, Stevenson

Newark Catholic (1-0) at Columbus Academy (1-1)

Newark Catholic: Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, Johnson, Purpura, Resnik, Rich, Ulrey

Columbus Academy: Direnna, Frantz, Gerfen, Hennen, Stevenson

Worthington Christian (1-1) at Centerburg (1-1)

Worthington Christian: Baker, Blackledge, Direnna, Gerfen, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson, Ulrey Centerburg: Cochran, Frantz, Rich

Marion Harding (0-2) at Newark (1-1)

Marion Harding: Cochran, Gerfen, Ulrey Newark: Baker, Blackledge, Direnna, Frantz, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Resnik, Rich, Stevenson

Hartley (0-2) at Canal Winchester (1-1)

Hartley: Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, Direnna, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Resnik, Rich, Stevenson, Ulrey Canal Winchester: Frantz, Gerfen

Worthington Kilbourne (1-1) at Groveport (0-2)

Kilbourne: Johnson, Purpura, Rich Groveport: Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, Direnna, Frantz, Gerfen, Hennen, Resnik, Stevenson, Ulrey

Westerville North (1-1) at Chillicothe (2-0)

North: Baker, Cochran, Direnna, Frantz, Hennen, Johnson, Purpura, Resnik, Rich, Ulrey

Chillicothe: Blackledge, Gerfen, Stevenson

Heath (1-1) at Hamilton Township (1-0)

Heath: Blackledge, Direnna, Frantz, Johnson, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey Hamilton Township: Baker, Cochran, Gerfen, Hennen, Rich, Stevenson

Standings after Week 2:

Jeff Stevenson 12-3 last week; 25-5 overall

Frank Direnna 12-3; 24-6 Michael Rich 12-3; 24-6 Jarrod Ulrey 12-3; 24-6

Steve Blackledge 13-2; 23-7 Bailey Johnson 11-4; 23-7 Scott Gerfen 11-4; 23-7

Andy Resnik 12-3; 23-7

Eric Frantz 10-5; 22-8

Scott Hennen 10-5; 22-8

Dave Purpura 11-5; 22-9

Ryan Baker 12-3; 20-10

Lee Cochran 9-6; 17-13

LORRIE CECIL/THISWEEK New Albany’s Nikolas Grady, right, intercepts this pass intended for Canal Winchester’s Gavin Armstrong during their game at New Albany on Aug. 26.

PAUL VERNON/THISWEEK Hilliard Davidson’s Jayden Phillips (right) stops Grove City’s JJ King on Friday.